PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Darmody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Fromberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Darmody has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Darmody
vs
Fromberg

190 cm
25
141 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
24
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Darmody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andreas Fromberg!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darmody stuns Fromberg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darmody throws a body shot but no joy.
Darmody bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Darmody. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Darmody.
A head kick misses from Fromberg.
Fromberg fails with the takedown.
Darmody lands a jab to Fromberg's midsection.
Darmody fails to land with a series of punches.
Fromberg tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Darmody connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fromberg's hands.
Fromberg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Darmody stuffs the takedown.
Darmody looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Darmody tries to bum rush Fromberg with a series of wild strikes but Fromberg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fromberg fails with the takedown
and Darmody counters with a straight right hand.
James Darmody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Fromberg.
Darmody tests Fromberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darmody works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Darmody listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Darmody throws a big shot that misses.
A left lands for Darmody.
Darmody throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darmody scores with a three punch combo!
Darmody dips to his left and cracks Fromberg with an uppercut!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fromberg.
Darmody pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James Darmody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fromberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Darmody circles away.
Darmody really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fromberg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Darmody wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fromberg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darmody connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fromberg. Fromberg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Fromberg pushes Darmody up against the cage in a clinch.

Fromberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fromberg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Darmody fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've been told by Darmody's head coaches at Highland Brawl Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Darmody circles away from the clinch attempt
and Darmody counters with a one-two to the body.
Darmody keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Darmody will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Darmody keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Darmody tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fromberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Darmody.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fromberg avoids the body shot from Darmody.
Fromberg thinks about the counter body kick.
Fromberg fails with the takedown.
Fromberg tries to move into range but Darmody moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fromberg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darmody moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fromberg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darmody connects with a crisp jab.
Darmody throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fromberg.
Fromberg dives in and grabs Darmody's left leg, looking for a takedown. Darmody pushes down on Fromberg's head and hops out.
A little feinted left hand from Darmody on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fromberg looks winded!
Fromberg with a lazy takedown attempt
and Darmody counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Darmody coming out on top.
Darmody throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darmody takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darmody misses with a series of wild punches.
Fromberg raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fromberg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Darmody just misses with a punch to the body.
Fromberg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Darmody checks a low kick from Fromberg.
Fromberg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Darmody throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fromberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darmody swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darmody swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fromberg takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fromberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darmody swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Darmody dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Darmody lands with a good body shot.
Darmody is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fromberg can do to turn this around?
Darmody lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fromberg at a distance.
Darmody connects with a looping right hand.
Fromberg with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Darmody to score with a decent uppercut.
Darmody tests Fromberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darmody scores with a decent looking hook.
Darmody lands with a cross.
Fromberg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Darmody as he avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Darmody.
Darmody lands a jab-cross combination.
Fromberg is trying desperately to land a takedown but Darmody is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Fromberg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darmody fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Darmody jabs at Fromberg's body.
Darmody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fromberg.
Darmody keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darmody throws a right and a left that Fromberg avoids nicely.
Fromberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Darmody throws out the jab.
Darmody swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darmody is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fromberg tries to clinch but Darmody is having none of it.
Darmody misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fromberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darmody manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fromberg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fromberg dives in for a single leg takedown but Darmody sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Darmody is looking for a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fromberg. Darmody does a little dance to reset his feet.
Darmody looks to land a combination. Fromberg sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Darmody keeps the fight on the outside.
Fromberg staying out of range there.
Darmody is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Darmody swings for the body but Fromberg moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fromberg misses with a head kick.
Darmody lands a head shot.
Fromberg avoids the body shot from Darmody.
Fromberg feints the counter takedown.
Darmody fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fromberg manages to avoid it.
Fromberg shoots for a takedown but Darmody saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
James Darmody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Fromberg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darmody throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fromberg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Darmody avoids it really well and circles away.
Darmody swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fromberg.
Darmody lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darmody scores with a jab to the head.
Darmody connects with a body shot that sends Fromberg's belly button to the back.
Darmody misses with a wild body shot.
Fromberg takes one to the side of the head.
Darmody with a jab.
Darmody's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Darmody duly obliges.
Darmody digs a good body shot into Fromberg's ribs.
Fromberg moves in looking to clinch but Darmody pushes him off.
Darmody throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fromberg misses with a hook.
Darmody keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Darmody moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fromberg throws a front kick that sends Darmody stumbling back into the cage.
Darmody stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Darmody wants it to stay on the feet.
Darmody swats away the attempt to clinch by Fromberg.
Darmody lands with a nice combination. Fromberg backs away looking to recover.
Darmody misses with a looping left.
Darmody lands with a nice body punch.
Fromberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Darmody swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fromberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fromberg tries to land a leg kick but Darmody saw it coming and moves away.
Fromberg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fromberg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Darmody dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fromberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Darmody fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darmody lands a body shot.
Darmody lands a slapping body shot.
Fromberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darmody.
Fromberg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Darmody sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
James Darmody is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darmody lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fromberg fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darmody lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
James Darmody is winning the standup battle so far.
Darmody misses with a body shot.
Darmody misses with a wild combination.
As Darmody backs off Fromberg throws a huge counter combo but Darmody manages to avoid it all.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fromberg slips under a jab from Darmody.
Darmody fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fromberg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Darmody as he jumps to the side.
James Darmody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas Fromberg.
Darmody misses the body punch
and Fromberg counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Darmody throws a looping overhand right but Fromberg ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Darmody. Those never looked like landing.
Darmody looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darmody takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fromberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fromberg walks into a straight right hand from Darmody.

Fromberg drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fromberg looking to pass the guard.
Darmody knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fromberg on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fromberg is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
James Darmody is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fromberg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Darmody keeping moving, preventing Fromberg from controlling successfully.
Darmody wants to stand but Fromberg is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fromberg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darmody works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Darmody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fromberg.
Fromberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fromberg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darmody.
Darmody throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice takedown defense from Darmody. No joy for Fromberg on that attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Darmody misses the target.
Darmody goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A combination from Darmody does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fromberg shoots in and drives through. Darmody sprawls well.
Nice shot by Darmody.
Darmody connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No joy there for Darmody, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fromberg wants to clinch.
It looked like Darmody was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Darmody stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Darmody wants it to stay on the feet.
Darmody scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Darmody fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fromberg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andreas Fromberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darmody uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fromberg.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Darmody showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darmody, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for James Darmody!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for James Darmody!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for James Darmody!

James Darmody wins by unanimous decision!